Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Birmingham City University
Joseph Priestley Building
Birmingham
B47BD
UK
Contact person: Tina Lewis
E-mail: tina.lewis@bcu.ac.uk
NUTS: UKG31
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.bcu.ac.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
BSL Services
Reference number: ID084
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85323000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
BSL support services for Birmingham City University students.
Direct award appointed via North of England Commercial
Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) framework for Language Services. (NOE.0583), Lot 5(a) - Non spoken (BSL)- all other regions agreement.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 080 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80580000
85310000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
UKD
UKE
UKF
UKG
UKH
UKI
UKJ
UKK
Main site or place of performance:
BSL support services for Birmingham City University students
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
BSL support services for Birmingham City University students.
Direct award appointed via North of England Commercial
Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) framework for Language Services. (NOE.0583), Lot 5(a) - Non spoken (BSL)- all other regions agreement.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Direct award appointed via North of England Commercial
Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) framework for Language Services. (NOE.0583), Lot 5(a) - Non spoken (BSL)- all other regions agreement.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Statutory provision of essential services that could be delivered in the required restricted timescales.
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: ID084
Title: BSL Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/09/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Prestige Network Ltd
2440502
65 London Rd
Berkshire
RG14 1JN
UK
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.prestigenetwork.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 080 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
BSL services for University students. Direct award via North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) framework for Language Services (NOE.0583), Lot 5(a) - Non spoken (BSL)- all other regions agreement.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Bimringham City University
Birmingham
B4 7BD
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/09/2025